Not a bird, not a plane, and not superman

Until now, not even a superhero could make it possible to talk or text on campus using a cell phone. Those days are over! Look up in the sky from the baseball field near third base and you’ll discover a 120-foot cell tower disguised as a field light. With antenna hidden, it’s no surprise how this stealth tower got its name.

In mid-November, the College’s first cell tower began transmitting calls and syncing smart phones. For now, AT&T is the sole provider, but the tower has the ability to host one or two additional carriers.

Since the tower’s launch occurred so close to the end of fall quarter, there wasn’t much time for cell phone use to become ingrained in campus culture. Come January, however, cross-campus texting will surge, and the request to silence cell phones (previously never heard on campus) will likely become commonplace.